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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Essay on Probability', 'talk' and 'Lewis on Perdurance versus Endurance'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

10152

Set theory and logic are fairy tales, but still worth studying [Tarski]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change

15541

Maybe particles are unchanging, and intrinsic change in things is their rearrangement [Lowe, by Lewis]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / a. Nominalism

10151

I am a deeply convinced nominalist [Tarski]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony

7458	The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / a. Determinism

3441	If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace]